Robert Mears

Abt 1798 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Robert Mears  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1798	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as Robert Mears, the head of HH#854, a 52 year old miller. Listed with him were the following Mears: Nancy, age 50; Drusilla, age 15 and Mary J., age 12.
  Census head of household	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as Robert Mears the head of HH#227, a 60 with personal property valued at $200. Listed with him were Nancy Mears, age 60; Lorenzo Bell, a 23 year old sailor; and Drucilla Bell, age 24, who was evidently his daughtger.
  Record ID	4439
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	2 brothers
  + 1. John Mears,   b. Abt 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1854  (Age 68 years) ╚═Scarburgh Smith,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Jul 1847  (Age < 62 years),  m. 2 Mar 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Sally P. Guy,   b. Abt 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Apr 1886, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years),  m. 31 Jul 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. George (of Shad) Mears, (miller),   b. 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Apr 1869, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years) ╚═Nancy Shay,   b. Abt 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1883  (Age 84 years),  m. 11 Nov 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Robert Mears,   b. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Ann 'Nancy' Stant,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 28 Dec 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Susanna (104) Trader,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I4439	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Shadrack (of Shad) Mears,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1817 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Esther (d|o_Thos?) Fisher,   b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1780  [4]
  	Since he was the administrator of Thomas Fisher's estate, perhaps he had married one of his daughters. Shadrack had a wife Esther in 1817.
  Family ID	F16952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann 'Nancy' Stant,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Dec 1824	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Samuel Stant and Samuel Walston were the securities on the M.L.B. of Robert Mears of Shad. and Ann Stant of James.
  Children	+ 1. Sarah 'Sally' Mears,   b. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1850 (Age < 24 years) ╚═ James W. Bull  (Age 61 years)  m. 2 Jan 1843 + 2. Drucilla Mears,   b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1912 (Age 77 years) ╚═ Lorenzo D. Bell  m. 1 May 1860;    ╚═ Peleg Hussey  (Age 77 years)  m. 25 Feb 1875 + 3. Mary J.W. Mears,   b. 1 Jul 1839, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Nov 1909 (Age 70 years) ╚═ Jones Floyd Terry  (Age 91 years)  m. 6 Mar 1856
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F1685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1798 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Dec 1824 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 345 (adm. of Thomas Fisher), 570.